"Not so fast. We human beings are made of matter,tiny particles studied by the sciences. And the sciences, especially physics, discover laws of nature that specify where these particles must move. Given the forces that were acting on the particles, your body had to move the way it did, and so you had"
"This is the problem of free will. It is a tough problem. We all believe that we have free will, and yet scientific laws govern the matter making up our bodies, determining what we will do next."
"The conflict between free will and science lies in what we already know."
"<metaphysics addresses fundamental questions about the nature of reality."
"Philosophy is an intellectual quest, with rigorous rules designed to help us figure out what is really true"
"What makes persons stay the same over time, despite such drastic changes?"
"We all believe that we are free to act as we choose."
"But it is remarkably difficult to identify a unifying feature common to every metaphysical topic."
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much too plain and even a little bit boring
great intro, short and self-contained, see ref for literature.